Agaves of Continental North America, Howard Scott Gentry, The University of Arizona press

Lots of reading and study for when it's too darned hot to go out side this summer.

So far I have read A Cactus Odyssey and delved into Ariocarpus, Etc and both are highly recommended, despite some drawbacks. I decided to get The Cacti of Texas despite already having the more technical Cacti of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Regions, because the field guide seems more useful in the field. Go figure.

I wish someone would write a cactus flora of New Mexico.

Maybe over the summer or sometime I'll post some little reviews of some of these.

peterb wrote:.... I decided to get The Cacti of Texas despite already having the more technical Cacti of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Regions, because the field guide seems more useful in the field. Go figure.

I wish someone would write a cactus flora of New Mexico. peterb

Great titles Peter, I have both, the field guide being nice and handier, worth even limited to trips in the green house

Heros, more like. New Mexico is an interesting subject for a cactus flora. State floras, on the one hand, are highly artificial. But on the other hand, I have found these sorts of limited studies helpful for piecing together a bigger picture of our favorite plants.